Qingdao Museum
青岛市博物馆
A comprehensive history and art museum in Qingdao, housing Northern Wei stone Buddhas, calligraphy and paintings, and porcelain. Admission is free.
The Qingdao Museum is located on Meiling Road in Laoshan District. Its collection numbers in the hundreds of thousands of items. Its treasures include two Northern Wei stone Buddhas known as the 'Zhangba' (eighteen-foot) Buddhas, as well as calligraphy and paintings, porcelain and coins from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Its permanent exhibition traces the city's history from prehistoric times to the modern era, and it also hosts temporary exhibitions. Admission is free, but real-name reservation is required, and the museum is generally closed on Mondays. It is near Metro Line 2 and can be combined with Shilaoren Beach or Qingdao Polar Ocean World on the same day.
Opening hours
Closed Mondays; 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Shilaoren Beach
- Qingdao Polar Ocean World
- Xiaomai Island
- Yan'erdao Hill Park
- Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center
- May Fourth Square
- Qingdao Haitian Center Observation Deck
- Zhanshan Temple
Places to eat nearby
- Kaihai · Hongdao Seafood Shrimp Dumplings (Shilaoren Branch)
- Weizhuang · Qingdao Cuisine (Liaoyang West Road Branch)
- Chuange · Fish Dumplings Qingdao Cuisine (Minjiang 2nd Road Branch)
- Qianhaiyan · Qingdao Cuisine (May Fourth Square Aeon Store)
- Yiqinghui · Seafood Qingdao Cuisine (May Fourth Square Flagship Store)
- Shuangheyuan · Seafood Dumplings Qingdao Cuisine (Xuanhua Road Branch)